Napkin-ring



PATENTED JAN. 19,. l904.

w. M. KENDALL. NAPKIN RING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1903.

WM?" asses Patented January 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. KENDALL, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

NAPKlN-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,197, dated January 19, 1904.

Application filed May 16, 1903- Serial No. 157,476- (No model.)

To all whom, it ntrty concern/.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented new and use- 7 ful Improvements in Napkin-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

'My invention relates to new and useful improvements in napkin-rings; and its object is to provide an inexpensive and attractive device of this character provided with feet which are so arranged as to overbalance the body of the ring, so that the same will always fall by gravity upon the feet, thus rendering the device extremely amusing as well as attractive and useful.

The invention consists in providing a strip of hard fiat resilient material, the ends of which are slotted to receive curved fasteningstrips having balls at the ends thereof which serve the purposes of feet. These fasteners can be readily inserted into the slots and will securely hold the ends of the strip together to form a napkin-ring. As the knobs are heavier than the strip, the ring will when dropped fall thereon by gravity.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ring. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and Fig. A is a detail view of the strip with its ends unfastened.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is asubstantially rectangular strip of hard resilient material, such as celluloid, Xylonite, pyralin, or other similar material. At each end of the strip are formed, preferably, two pairs of apertures 2, the apertures of each pair being connected by a slit 3. The strip is adapted to be bent upon itself to form a tube and with the apertures registering. A curved fastening-bar 4 is then inserted through I the slits until feet or knobs 5, arranged at the ends of the bars, are brought into position upon the apertures 2. Those portions of the strip 1 which are intermediate the apertures and at opposite sides of the slits will spring "over the bars 4 and retain them within the ring. The weight of the knobs 5 is greater than that of the strip 1, and it is therefore obvious that when the ring is dropped or moved out of normal position it will promptly assume its position upon the knobs 5 by force of gravity. The ring is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction and is not only useful as a napkin-holder, but also afl ords considerable amusement as a toy.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of v the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A napkin -ring comprising a tubular body, bars arranged within one side of the body, the knobs at the ends of the bars forming feet.

2. A napkin-ring comprising a tubular body formed of a single strip of material and having apertures in the ends thereof, fastening-bars arranged within the apertures, and feet at the ends of the bars.

3. A napkin-ring comprising a tubular body formed of a strip of resilient material having apertures in the ends thereof, slits connecting the apertures, fastening bars adapted to be inserted into the slits and apertures, and feet at the ends of the bars.

4. A napkin-ring comprising a resilient strip having apertures in the ends thereof connected by slits and adapted to aline, fastening-bars adapted to be inserted into the slits and to be retained in the apertures by the edges of the slits, and knobs at the ends of the bars forming feet for the ring.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. KENDALL.

WVitnesses:

JOHN ONEILL, GEO. W. BARTER. 

